Tag Archives: holocaust

“Israel is Committing Genocide” – Historian Omar Bartov

Historian Omar Bartov, one of the leading specialists on the history of genocides, demonstrates that Israel is indeed carrying out a genocidal military campaign against Palestinians in Gaza. “Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people,” according to Bartov in … Continue reading

Posted in Atrocities, Civil Rights Issues, Civilians and Refugees in War, Empires and Imperialism, Genocides, History of Race and Racism, History of Violence, Human Rights, international relations, Laws of War, Religious Violence, Strategy and International Politics, War, Culture, and Society, World History | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

On Hitler’s Dismantling of Democracy in 53 Days

Ninety years ago a democratically elected leader dismantled a constitutional republic in record time. This is a good reminder of how constitutional mechanisms can be used to undermine constitutional systems. On 30 January 1933, “Adolf Hitler was appointed the 15th … Continue reading

Posted in Authoritarianism, Democracy, History in the Media, History of Violence, Human Rights, Humanities Education, Information Management, Political Culture, Political Theory, Republicanism, State Development Theory | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment